Brett Sholtis | WITF
Brett Sholtis is a health reporter for WITF/Transforming Health. Sholtis is the 2021-2022 Reveal Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grantee for Mental Health Investigative Journalism with the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. His award-winning work on problem areas in mental health policy and policing helped to get a woman moved from a county jail to a psychiatric facility. Sholtis is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Kosovo campaign veteran.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro celebrated his first night in office at Rock Lititz, a music rehearsal space that has hosted major stars from Arianna Grande to U2 over the years. -
Democrat Josh Shapiro was sworn in today as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania. WITF’s Brett Sholtis has the details. -
Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro has announced many of his choices for cabinet officials. WITF’s Brett Sholtis reports, Shapiro hopes to earn support in a divided state legislature. -
Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi says a special six-person group will meet to find ways for Republicans and Democrats to work together on various issues. WITF’s Brett Sholtis has the details. -
Pennsylvania state lawmakers met Monday in a special session, ordered by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, to consider a measure that would give new rights to survivors of child sexual abuse. -
State lawmakers will meet on Monday for a special session, ordered by Gov. Wolf, to consider giving victims of childhood sexual abuse a chance to sue their abusers – even if the abuse happened beyond the legal statute of limitations. -
Longtime Democrat Mark Rozzi of Berks County is the new speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. But as WITF’s Brett Sholtis reports, Rozzi says he’s now an independent.
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A House Select Committee transcript says Pennsylvania state Senator Doug Mastriano called Vice President Mike Pence on the day of the U.S. Capitol attack. WITF’s Brett Sholtis has the details from the transcript – and a conversation with Mastriano’s lawyer. -
In October, a WITF investigation found county jail corrections officers routinely mistreat people who may be unable to comply with orders due to a mental health condition. -
Over the summer, the U.S. switched over to a new, three-digit number for people to call if they are having a mental health crisis or thinking about suicide. WITF’s Brett Sholtis looks at the rollout of 988, one of the stories that shaped 2022.
